Very dangerous earthquake in the Anchorage region, Alaska – November 30, 2018

PublishedNovember 30, 2018

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Update 17:34 UTC: This KTUU.com picture shows the kind of damage which was inflicted

Update 18:13 UTC: Several reports of damage have been made around Anchorage and the surrounding area, including possible damage to highways and roads.
Department of Transportation officials told Channel 2 a possible landslide occurred on the Seward Highway by McHugh Creek.

Update 18:10 UTC: People are reporting continuous aftershocks

Update 18:08 UTC: The tsunami warning is still active.
Message nr. 2

Update 18:06 UTC: Areas and population who may have been exposed to liquefaction and landslides

Update 18:02 UTC: Shaking impact on nearby cities and villages and on the population in MMI (Modified Mercalli scaled).

Update 17:49 UTC: Focal mechanism of the earthquake (normal faulting)

Update 17:48 UTC: Earthquake-Report.com receives MMI shaking values up to VIII which is very dangerous.

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Wasilla – Was at walmart parking lot when it started truck was rocking back and forth. In the distance seen transformers popping, lights went out and walmart was evacuated. Literally thought my truck was gunna roll over.

Fairbanks – I felt like the whole house was spinning. Nothing was damaged though.

Fort Wainwright – 10 seconds no damage

North Pole – Weak shaking

Palmer,AK – Shaking ladled a good 40 seconds

Soldotna, AK – Strong shaking

FAIRBANKS – Light shaking

Delta Junction – Moderate shaking

Fairbanks – Moderate shaking

Palmer – Lights were shaking kid cried no one hurt as far as we know

Healy Alaska – our school started swaying and our internet in our school went out.

Palmer – Strong shaking

Glennallen, Alaska – Strong shaking

Anchorage, AK – It woke me up and a few items fell and broke but otherwise there wasnt much damage.

Salcha – I was in attendance at a school staff meeting. We all felt it and noticed Christmas bulbs swaying on the decorated tree in the library. It lasted about 30 seconds. No property damage. One teeny after shock a minute or so later.

Willow – Almost made one car hit the other… Knocked my stove pipe off and into my house… Lots and lots of movement… All is good so far

Anchorage – Walls were jello for about 2 minutes. Everything fell off the shelves, house is a mess inside. No visible property damage.

Fairbanks – I’m staying in a hotel and everything was moving

North Pole, Alaska – 1-2 seconds. No damage. We live in a concrete house.

Anhorage – Happened about 20-25 minutes ago. Lasted at least 20 seconds, maybe more. Have had two after shocks so far. Piles of stacked wood outside fell over. Inside Many things fell from shelves, cabinets, and mantle, with some breakage. Strongest we’ve felt in over 45 years in Alaska.

Girdwood – Very strong shaking

Chugiak, Alaska – Power outage, items knocked on floor. 2 aftershocks. Continuous rumbling. I checked tsunami center and I am pretty close to to epicenter.

Valdez – We evacuated to the parking lot – stayed out there for approx. 5 minutes. Were still feelin aftershocks for roughly 10 – 15 mins

North Pole – Moderate shaking

Clear/Anderson – Dog woke up. Coffee sloshing.

Clear – Sitting at my desk and could feel our 3 story building rolling and then start to shake.

Anderson/Clear – About 5 to 10 seconds. Dishes and utensils that were hanging were clanging. Then another wave made me dizzy.

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People :Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.Fittings :Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.Structures :Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.

People :Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.Fittings :Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.Structures :Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.

People
Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.Fittings :Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or “easy glide” drawers may open (or shut).Structures :Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.Environment :Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.

PeopleGeneral alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.Fittings :Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.Structures :Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.Environment :Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).

People
Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected.

Structures :
Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down.

Environment :
Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.

Structures
Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames.

Environment :
Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.

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